"arXiv is a cancer that promotes the dissemination of junk 'science' in a format that is indistinguishable from real publications."

Riled by low-quality #preprints about #ChatGPT, @emilymbender pulls no punches. Thoughts, @academicchatter?

https://medium.com/@emilymenonbender/scholarship-should-be-open-inclusive-and-slow-15ab6ce1d74c

#OpenScience #arXiv #PeerReview #AcademicMastodon #AcademicChatter #AI #SlowScience #Reproducibility

"Experts say there’s a balance to strike in the academic world when using generative AI—it could make the writing process more efficient & help researchers more clearly convey their findings. But the tech ... has also dropped fake references into its responses, made things up, and reiterated sexist and racist content from the internet, all of which would be problematic if included in published scientific writing."
https://www.wired.com/story/use-of-ai-is-seeping-into-academic-journals-and-its-proving-difficult-to-detect/
#AIwriting #ChatBots #PublicationEthics #AcademicMastodon

Image sleuth @ElisabethBik is back on Mastodon 🕵️‍♂️ :mastodon: 🎉

https://med-mastodon.com/@ElisabethBik/110969401224111581

#ImageForensics #ImageManipulation #PublicationEthics #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicMastodon

Grant samples by @Bettyslai -- fast track your next grant application:

https://scholarfoundations.com/samples

She's got plenty of good grant writing avice in this X thread:

https://twitter.com/BettySLai/status/1610375206257975296

Posting this for posterity because I'll be closing my X account now. I haven't looked at the ad-infested hellscape for months now and I also don't want to anymore.

#academicchatter #AcademicMastodon #grant #twitterexodus

@danieleliprandi You can use hashtags to find topics that interest you. Like #biology #zoology. You can follow hashtags here so you can see what's being posted.

#AcademicChatter #AcademicMastodon are also useful.

Also pinning an #introduction to your profile helps with follow backs.

First day of the semester on Monday to be shifted to virtual instruction… because of an impending hurricane.

After 3 years of this kind of thing, we’re all like, sure yeah whatever.
#academia #AcademicChatter #AcademicMastodon #highered #hilary #socal #teaching

Survey on "Difficult personal experiences of publishing academic papers" from the University of Southampton.

https://southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5dKNDWBtMf2A7em
#AcademicChatter #AcademicPublishing #AcademicMastodon @academicchatter

‼️La divulgación científica es la herramienta más eficaz y transparente para rendir cuentas a la sociedad sobre la labor científica que se realiza.‼️

Manuel Sánchez, divulgador científico en el Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina “López-Neyra” (IPBLN) del #CSIC.

#YoComunico #YoDivulgo #scicomm #ScienceMastodon #AcademicMastodon @academicchatter

I really love #zotero. The Chrome extension lets you just add a reference to your library and it also attaches a pdf for you if you have access to the pdf...so useful. #AcademicChatter #AcademicMastodon

‼️La presencia femenina en eventos virtuales ha aumentado un 253 % en comparación con los congresos presenciales.‼️

https://mujeresconciencia.com/2023/03/14/la-participacion-de-mujeres-sube-hasta-un-253-si-el-evento-es-virtual/

#AcademicMastodon #ScienceMastodon #WomenInScience #Congress @academicchatter @academicsunite

El CSIC Andalucía y Extremadura está formado por una red de personas que trabaja comunicando y divulgando la ciencia, con independencia de su perfil profesional.

Este verano están dando a conocer a su personal comunicador y divulgador en la red del expajarito con las etiquetas #YoComunico #YoDivulgo.

#scicomm #ScienceMastodon #AcademicMastodon #CSIC

‼️Sobrevivir como investigadoras no tendría que ser un acto de equilibrio tan arriesgado y agotador. Toda la sociedad se beneficiaría si las científicas recibieran apoyo para contribuir de forma equitativa al progreso de la ciencia, desde sus formas de hacer y de pensar propias y diferentes.‼️ ✍️ Marta Bueno Saz.
https://mujeresconciencia.com/2023/08/01/en-la-cuerda-floja-de-la-misoginia/

#AcademicMastodon #ScienceMastodon #FediScience #WomenInScience #Diversity @academicchatter @academicsunite

Join the #University of #Thessaly ’s International Programs Launch Event, as we introduce our new English-speaking #MSc programs.

War Museum | Rizari 2-4, Athens, GR | 5 Oct. 2023 | 9:30 - 14:00

For more information & to register: https://ips.uth.gr/index.php/promoting-the-universitys-international-programs

#educationalequity #diversity @phdlife @PhD_Genie @phdstudents
#phdlife #highereducation #research #studyabroad #OpenScience #peerreview #academia #science #AcademicMastodon #SciComm #teaching @academicchatter @open_e_resources #students

Finally, my defense will be on September 29th. The last months of the Phd , where very harsh, between writing the thesis, articles and other personal factors that affected negatively it was a really dark time. But now I am glad that the evaluation was very positive c:
The comment on the good english gave so much joy, it is something that through my PhD sometimes was criticised rightfully, but other times felt like they were just nitpicking

#PhD #phdlife #genomics #AcademicMastodon #academia

Finding academic folks on Mastodon: a list of lists by @hendrikerz

https://github.com/nathanlesage/academics-on-mastodon

#AcademicMastodon @academicchatter

@Talia @sharoz We're doing a review of research misconduct procedures in the UK, aiming to tease out tensions and suggest solutions: https://ukrio.org/our-work/ukrio-research-misconduct-review-2023/

UK institutions should for now follow these guidelines: https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/topics/research-and-innovation/concordat-support-research-integrity
We have this model procedure, updated this year: https://ukrio.org/ukrio-resources/publications/misconduct-investigation-procedure/

Anyone with concerns about research linked to the UK can get our free advice: https://ukrio.org/our-work/get-advice-from-ukrio/

#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #HigherEd #AcademicMastodon #UKuniversities

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"If you view #scientists as an opposing social group, you might think they pose threats to your group’s political power, economic resources, or values and worldview, and want to take actions to prevent that."

"When individuals are personally unfamiliar with scientists, they may form impressions from what they hear or see in #media, thus representation in news coverage is likely to impact how audiences perceive scientists.”

#SciComm #ScienceMastodon #AcademicMastodon #Research #Science

Looking for hivemind feedback/suggestions on replacing #slack with an affordable alternative for a 'grass-roots' global student organisation.

We want to remain institutionally independent. We _may_ have a budget of around €2000 pro year, for about 400-500 users (~140 active).

Does anyone have idea of services or hosters (preferably EU based) who meet this criteria?

#fosstodon #foss #opensource #hosting #element #chat #community #academicchatter #academia #AcademicMastodon

Do you use #Zotero to manage your academic reading?

Are you interested in participating in a crowdsourced paper recommendation service?

ZoteroRecommender is a new service that recommends papers based on what other participants are reading.

If you'd like to learn more or are interested in participating, visit the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduCVXVJl8qjjse066rc8xT0UqVjWwxPSHHnaC1HD8pNMJJzQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

#Ecology #Evolution #EvolutionaryBiology #Microbiology #Academia #AcademicMastodon #AcademicChatter

Why does submitting a paper never get any less stressful?! 😬

Constantly find little inconsistencies and double-check minor details to avoid unnecessary critique at editorial- or peer-review stages. And the more I find, the more it justifies the checking!!!

Surely, it's not just me, is it?! 🙏
#AcademicMastodon #academicchatter #science #medicine @academicchatter #peerreview